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ENG考试题

Year12ENGExamination

（Time:

90minutesTotalmarks:

100）

Name:

_______________Date:

2020,4,24

Part1:

Reading（twoitems，totalmarks40）

Item1:

（15questions；totalmarks30）

A

TheInternationalVoluntaryServicerunsanumberofYouthExchangesthroughouttheyear.YouthExchangesgivesmallgroupsof4-5youngpeopletheopportunitytotakepartinvolunteeringtripsabroadforanaverageoftwoweeks.Theseyoungpeoplearejoinedby4-5youngpeoplefrom3-4othernationalitiesandareawonderfulinterculturalexperienceinasafeenvironment.

ExampleYouthExchanges:

YouthExchange1

Location:

Ireland

Othernationalities:

Ireland,Spain,Italy,Hungary

Theme:

Focusesonthetopicofcommunityreconstructionandcommunityactivities—exploringhowlocalissuesfacingourcommunitiesareconnectedtoglobalissues.Thegroupwillalsolearnabouttheeco-villageasanexampleofacommunityandtakepartinteam-buildingactivities.

YouthExchange2

Location:

France

Othernationalities:

Bulgaria,Italy,France

Theme:

Organicgardening&continualliving.Thisprojectwilltakeplaceinanaturalpark,wherethegroupwilltakepartingardeningactivitiesandgames／workshopsaboutcontinuousdevelopment

YouthExchange3

Location:

Macedonia

Othernationalities:

Serbia,Turkey,Ireland

Theme:

Fostersocialinclusionandmotivatepersonaldevelopmentofyoungpeoplethroughsportsandoutdooractivities.Promoteoutdooractivitiesasatooltohelpinclusionofyoungpeoplewithfeweropportunities.

YouthExchange4

Location:

Italy

Othernationalities:

Italy,Bulgaria,Greece

Theme:

AsociaI-environmentalprojectthatintendstopromotesocialinclusionandcontinuabledevelopment,regardedasaprocessofcivilrightsandactivecitizenship.Over10days,thegroupwillparticipateinactivitiestoraiseawarenessabouttheeffectofourbehaviorontheenvironment.

1.WhatdoyoufocusonwhentravellinginFrance?

A.Civilrights.B.Gardeningwork.

C.RebuildingcommunitiesD.Developingsocialinclusion.

2.Ifyouareinterestedinprotectingtheenvironment,youcantakepartin.

A.YouthExchange2B.YouthExchange1

C.YouthExchange4D.YouthExchange3

3.WhichnationalityareYouthExchangesmostpopularwith?

A.Italy.B.Spain.C.France.D.Ireland.

B

Coralreefs（珊瑚礁）arenotjustbeautifultolookat,butalsoveryuseful.Theyshelternearly25％ofoceanlifeandprovidefoodforbillionsofpeople.However,likemanyotherspecies,thisamazingecosystem（生态系统）isindangerofdyingout!

Therearetwomainreasonsforthedestruction—therisingcarbondioxidelevelscausedbyglobalwarmingaswellashumaninfluenceslikebottomoperation.Whilenotmuchcanbedoneabouttheformer,thelosscausedbythelattercanbereduced.

Bottomoperationinvolvesdroppingnetstotheoceanbedandthendraggingthemupwhenfilledwithfish.Thisactiondamagedtheoceanfloor,causingthecoralbranchestoseparatefromthereefs.Whilethatisverydiscouraging,thegoodnewsisthatifthesebranchesarefoundquickly,theycanbesaved.Atpresent,thatworkisbeingperformedbyvolunteerdivers.Butthemethodhasonlylimitedsuccessbecausetheycannotstaylongunderwater,norreachdepthsofover200meterswheresomeofthedeep-seacoralgrows.

However,thisisnotthecaseforCoralbotsv—therobotsthatcanconstantlyseekoutbrokenbranches.Ateamof‘coralbots’,eachindividuallyworkingtosimpleruleswillpiecetogetherdamagedbitsofcoral,allowingthemtoregrow.Theyareprogrammedtobeabletodistinguishbetweenotherthingsandthecoral.Therobotsworktogetheringroups,similartobees.Ifonecoralbotisdamaged,thentheotherswillstillbeabletocompletethetask.

DrLea-AnneHenrysaid:

“Theprojectofusingcoralbotsoffersusthepossibilitytorestore（修复）thefunctionofreefs.Itisinthefinalstageoftesting.Onceready,theresearchershopetobuildhundredsofthemandusethemeffectivelyinthewatersoffScotlandandthenhopefullyintheoceansacrosstheworld.”

4.Whichofthefollowingisacauseofthedangerthatcoralreefsarefacing?

A.Theappearanceofnewcreatures.B.Theseriouslypollutedseawater.

C.Theactivitiesofvolunteerdivers.D.Humanactivitieslikebottomoperation.

5.Comparedwithvolunteerdivers,coralbots.

A.canstaylongerunderwaterB.mustworkasbeesdo

C.candistinguishwhatiscoralD.canneverbedamaged

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inthelastparagraphreferto?

A.Coralbots.B.Brokenbranches.

C.workingbees.D.Bitsofcoral.

7.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A.bottomoperationhasaffectedmostunderwatercreatures

B.brokenbranchesofcoralcanregrowifsavedintime

C.hundredsofthecoralbotshaveworkedwellintheoceans

D.withthecoralbotsalldamagedcoralreefscanberestored

C

I’mastudentinmythirdyearatRobertGordonUniversity,butIalsowork35hoursaweekatSainsbury'stomakeendsmeet.

Iconstantlyhavetoforcemyselftostayawake,andtobealert,whateverittakes.TheworkIdoatSainsbury'sisveryphysicallikestacking（码放）shelves.IamluckybecausetheamountIliftatworkisnothingcomparedwiththeweightIliftinthegym.IknowIhavethestrengthtobearit.

IamoriginallyfromNigeria.IcameherewhenIwasseven.Moneywasalwaystight.MyparentsgavemeeverythingIneeded,buttherewasnomoneyforluxuries.Iworkedhardatschoolthoughand,withthehelpofprofessors,IgotthebestA-levelgradesinmyclass.

Unfortunately,thoughIhadappliedfor"settled"BritishresidentialstatustheHomeOfficewaiteduntilIwasinsixthformtoapprovemyapplication.ThatmeantIwasnoteligibleforastudentloan.TheonlywayIcouldaffordtogotouniversitywasthatIgotajobthatwouldpayforallmylivingcostsandmyparentspaidformytuitionfees.

Idon’thavemuchtimetosocializebecauseofmyjob.Ideally,IdliketohavemoretimetostudysoIcanexcelatmycourse.Yes,Ihavealotonmyplate,butworkinghardisn’tnewforme.Growingup,myparentscultivatedinmetheimportanceofworkinghardforwhatIwantinlife.

MydreamistogetajobintheNHS.Butnow,I’mjustfocusedontryingtogetthebestgradesIcan.WheneverIfindlifehard,Itellmyselfthisisaboutmyfuture.

8.Whydoestheauthorworklonghoursandsometimesovertimeeveryweek?

A.Topayforhisownlivingexpenses.B.Topayforhistuitionfees.

C.Toprovehisabilitytoearnmoney.D.Tohelphisparentspayoffthedebts

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“eligible”inParagraph4referto?

A.Responsible.B.Anxious.C.Qualified.D.Accessible.

10.WhichofthefollowingcanNOTbeusedtodescribetheauthor?

A.PersistentB.DiligentC.SociableD.Ambitious

11.Whichproverbcanbestsummarizethepassage?

A.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.B.Godhelpthosewhohelpthethemselves.

C.Apennysavedisapennyearned.D.Wherethereislife,thereishope.

D

Ihavetwokids,aboyandagirl.Idon’tworryaboutmygirl;I’msureshe’llbewelltrainedinmixedmartialarts.Iworryaboutmyson.I’mprettysurehe’sgoingtobefeminine（女性化的）.Sorrytosaythat,butlet’sfaceit.Nodadwantshissontogofeminine.

Attheratewe’removinginacoupleofyearsyouwon’tbeabletotellthedifferencebetweenboysandgirls.Soundextreme?

Thinkaboutthis.Ineverymoviewhereadvancedtime-travelingbeingscometoourplanet,there’soneconstant:

Youcan’ttellthemalealiensfromthefemalealiens!

Butthat’sthefuture.Kidstodayaresoftandfat.Peopleaskwhy.Isitjunkfood?

No.Junkfoodhasbeenaroundforfiftyyears.Isitvideogames?

No.Videogameshavebeenaroundforthirtyyears.Noneofthekidsplayingthembackinthedaywereterriblyobese.We’reallscratchingourheadstryingtofigureoutwhatwe’veintroducedtosocietytoruinourkids.Butit’snotanythingwe’veaddedthathasruinedourkids.It’sstuffwe’vegottenridof.

Takethegymropeforexample.Rememberthatthingthatstretchedfromthefloortotheceilinginyourgymclassthatyoucouldneverclimb?

Mostofthekidscouldn’tmakeittothetop.Butthatwasn’tthepoint;thepointwasyouhadtotrywhilesomemiddle-agedguywhocouldn’tmakeitupaflightofstairsshoutedatyou.Weshouldhaveputoursononthatrope,andgivenhimaheadstart.Butwedidn’twanttoshametheboy,sowetookitdown.

Takingdowntheropewouldbeagoodideaiftherewerenoropesinlife.Butthey’reeverywhere.Youjustcan’tseethem.They’reineverygoalunrealizedandexpectationnotmet.Thepointeveryonemissedabouttheropeisyouweren’tsupposedtomakeittothetop.Itwastheretocreateafirethatburnedintheoversizebellyofeverykid.

12.Whatistheexampleofaliensusedtoshow?

A.Girlsaregrowinglikeboys.

B.Boysaregoingfeminine.

C.Therearereallytime-travelingbeings.

D.Alienmoviesarepopularwithchildren.

13.Whatcauseskidstodaytobesoftandfat?

A.Junkfood.B.Videogames.

C.Stuffintroducedtosociety.D.Thingsremovedfromsociety.

14.Howdoestheauthorfindteenagerstoday?

A.Theyhavetoomuchdignity.B.Theyareoverprotected.

C.Theyarelessindependent.D.Theyarethoughttoohighlyof.

15.Whatdoestheropeprobablysymbolize?

A.Goals.B.Expectations.C.Competition.D.Assistance.

Item2:

（5questions；totalmarks10）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Everyonewantstoachievehappinessandsmile.16Howdowefindrealhappinessandsmile?

Bygettingrich?

Incaseyouarescratchingyourhead,lookingforsomereasonsorideastobehappy.Hereareafew.

Throwanimpromptu（即兴的）party.17Animpromptuoneincreas